North Fork Mono Tribe, “North Fork Mono Tribe’s Cultural Resources Revitalization Project – Sierra & Inyo National Forests”
Summary
SCH Number
2026041375
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
North Fork Mono Tribe, “North Fork Mono Tribe’s Cultural Resources Revitalization Project – Sierra & Inyo National Forests”
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/29/2026
Document Description
CAL FIRE is providing funding to the North Fork Mono Tribe to implement tribal wildfire resilience treatment activities on culturally significant lands within Sierra National Forest and Inyo National Forest using Tribal land management practices. Treatments include cultural burning, manual thinning, and forest meadow restoration activities, including invasive species removal. These treatments will enhance biodiversity and improve hydrology, climate, and wildfire resilience and aim to serve California Native American Tribes and advance forest health and cultural use of fire.
Contact Information
Name
Shannon Johnson
Agency Name
California Department of Foresty and Fire Protection
Job Title
Staff Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Ron Goode
Agency Name
North Fork Mono Tribe
Job Title
Tribal Chairman
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Inyo, Madera
Regions
Countywide
Total Acres
615
Other Location Info
Portions of Sierra National Forest & Inyo National Forest
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 4799.05(d)(1)
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA does not apply to fuel reduction, reforestation, & habitat restoration projects undertaken, in whole or in part, on federal lands to reduce the risk of high severity wildfire that have been reviewed under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), if the primary role of a state or local agency is providing funding or staffing for those projects. The proposed project was reviewed under the (1) Whiskey Ridge Ecological Restoration Project NEPA FEIS & ROD, signed May 22, 2013, (2) Greys Mountain Ecological Restoration Project FEIS & ROD, signed March 16, 2022, (3) Eastern Sierra Climate and Communities Resilience Project NEPA EA-FONSI & DN, signed September 19, 2024, and (4) Graham Restoration Project NEPA DM, signed June 23, 2025.
The NEPA record of project approval is available to the General Public at:
(1) https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sierra/projects/archive/37829
(2) https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sierra/projects/archive/35121
(3) https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/inyo/projects/archive/61827
(4) https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sierra/projects/65394
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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